Mike Huff played seven years in the big leagues for the Dodgers, Indians, White Sox and Blue Jays. He is now Vice President of Sports at the Chicago Bulls/White Sox Training Academy in Lisle, IL. He kindly shared with me his stories about baseball cards.
"Only two stories I recall about my baseball cards, first is that when I got my first call-up to the big leagues with the Dodgers, it was almost anticlimactic in that it was so brief the it felt more like a dream. Upon heading home in the off-season, I received a letter in the mail from a Dodger fan asking me to sign my card and mail it back. This was the first time I saw my first baseball card (Topps Rookie) and that was when I knew I was a major leaguer and had accomplished something very special and unique.
The other story is getting teased by teammates who saw on the back of one of my White Sox cards, I was described as one of the most polite players, calling other players Sir or Mr. Needless to say, I got a lot of ribbing for this.
Second question regarding favorite card, probably the Topps error that says I play for the Red Sox, while in a White Sox uniform. Second would be one of the cards from the Blue Jays showing me running in the outfield.
Third question regarding do I collect baseball cards, the answer is no. I grew up in a sports family but with very little money and went from baseball, to soccer, to football, to basketball, back to baseball so I never had one true favorite sport. If I did, it probably would have been basketball as my father played this sport in college and was a four year letterman."
Thanks! I couldn't figure out which Topps card lists him as a Red Sox instead of a White Sox. Do any of you readers (maybe Steve from White Sox Cards) know?
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